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Honey Brown - British Ale

315 calories 30 g 564 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.42 liters
Post Boil Size: 22.7125 liters
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Robert Brown
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 315 calories (Per 564ml)
Carbs: 30 g (Per 564ml)
Created: Monday November 12th 2012
1.060
1.013
6.2%
41.1
19.7
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.10 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.1 kg Maris Otter Pale $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		38 3.75 78.1101%
454 g US - Honey454 g Honey - (late fermenter addition) $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		42 2 8.64927%
190 g German - Melanoidin190 g Melanoidin $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		37 25 3.61974%
150 g United Kingdom - Amber150 g Amber $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		32 27 2.85769%
195 g United Kingdom - Chocolate195 g Chocolate $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		34 425 3.71499%
60 g United Kingdom - Wheat60 g Wheat $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		37 2 1.14307%
100 g Rice Hulls100 g Rice Hulls $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		0 0 1.90512%
5,249 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
32 g Cascade32 g Cascade Hops $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Pellet 7 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 29.1353 44.4%
30 g Saaz30 g Saaz Hops $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 6.77674 41.7%
10 g Citra10 g Citra Hops $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Pellet 11 Boil 10 min 5.18751 13.9%
72 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 109 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °C      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 80 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 L Infusion -- 67 °C 90 min
Mash Out Infusion -- 78 °C 10 min
7.5 L Sparge -- 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 5.56 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 5.6 L/kg 26.7
Mash volume with grains 29.8
Grain absorption losses -4.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.1 L) 5.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.1 L) 26.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 22.7
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 22.7 L) 21
Total: 32.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed using the 20L Braumeister. My first ever recipe, designed for our beloved Niece, we hope she will like it.

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